MaXXXine

MaXXXine

Credits
Title:	MaXXXine
Directed by:	Ti West
Written by:	Ti West
Produced by:	Ti West; Scott Mescudi; Ashley Levinson; Sam Levinson; Karina Manashil; Peter Phok; Len Blavatnik; Danny Cohen; Jeremy Reitz; Kevin Turen; Jacob Jaffke; Harrison Kreiss; Mia Goth
Music by:	Tyler Bates
Cinematography:	Eliot Rockett
Edited by:	Ti West
Production
Production:	A24 Motel Mojave Access Entertainment
Distributors:	A24
Released:	June 24th, 2024
Rating:	R
Running time:	103 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
Navigation
Previous:	Pearl
Next:	—

MaXXXine is an American feature film of the psychological thriller genre. It is the third installment in the X trilogy, which began with X in 2022 and then the sequel film Pearl, also in 2022. It was written and directed by Ti West and was produced by A24 and Motel Mojave in association with Access Entertainment. The movie premiered at the TCL Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California on June 24th, 2024. It was then release in Brazil, Germany, and Mexico on July 4th, 2024. It began screening nationwide in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom on July 5th.

Actress Mia Goth reprises her role from X as Maxine Minx. Other cast members of note include Simon Prast as Maxine's father, Ernest Miller, Elizabeth Debicki as film director Elizabeth Bender, Giancarlo Esposito as Maxine's agent Teddy Night, American pop star Halsey as prostitute Tabby Martin, and Kevin Bacon as private investigator John Labat.

Plot[]

It has been six years since former adult film star Maxine Minx emerged as the sole survivor of a mad couple's killing spree at a Texas farmhouse. Now, her dreams of becoming a true Hollywood starlet are on the verge of coming true, as Maxine continues to intone her own personal mantra, "I will not accept a life I do not deserve". Her big break comes as she auditions for a horror film sequel called The Puritan II, but the backdrop of 1980s Hollywood presents new challenges. "Satanic Panic" has gripped the nation, targeting purveyors of horror films and heavy metal music; all of which are accented by a series of brutal killings committed by an unknown assailant that the media has dubbed the Night Stalker. The murders are striking a little close to home for Maxine though as friends and colleagues begin turning up as corpses. Shades of her former life begin rearing its ugly head as well as a private investigator threatens to dredge up her involvement in the 1979 Texas killings. But Maxine is undeterred as she ball-stomps her way into becoming what she has always wanted to be - a goddamn movie star.

Cast[]

Actor

Role

Elaine - casting

Producer

Frankie Love

Shepard Turei

Angel

Buster

News anchor

Jonas Day

FX artist

Detective Williams

Detective Torres

Rookie cop

Coroner

Taylor

Maitre D'

Security guard

Dancer

Club DJ

Dianne Mattingly

Red carpet reporter

Assistant director

Notes & Trivia[]

The tagline to this film is "Hollywood is a killer".
Maxxxine redirects to this page. The title of the film is stylized to emphasize the letter X in capital letters to not only illustrate its connection as the third installment in the X film series, but also as a tongue-in-ass-cheek reference to Maxine's former vocation of being an adult film star.
There are a total of thirty-one credited cast members in this film. Cast members are credited by order of appearance. Sixteen are male cast members, leaving fifteen female cast members.
The setting for this film is Hollywood, Los Angeles, California in the year 1985. A film clip at the beginning of the movie takes place in 1959. The rest of the film takes place in early July according to the film slate for The Puritan II. This date is also supported by a scene where Maxine Minx and Tabby Martin walk past a movie theater featuring a "now playing" marquee for St. Elmo's Fire, which was released on June 28th, 1985.
Principal filming on MaXXXine began in April, 2023 and concluded in May. The movie was shot on-location in Burbank and Hollywood, California.
First-look images from the set of actresses Mia Goth and Halsey were released on social media on May 1st, 2023.
MaXXXine had a domestic opening of $6,705,038 in the United States over the July 4th weekend. It earned $15,097,632 during its U.S. run with an additional $6,001,251 internationally for a worldwide gross of $21,098,883.
MaXXXine came in at number 4 at the box office during its opening weekend, narrowly beating out the action blockbuster Bad Boys: Ride or Die, which was in its fifth week. It was still beat by A Quiet Place: Day One, which was in its second week. The number one hit movie that week was Despicable Me 4, which demolished the competition with a $75,009,210 take-home at the weekend box office. Well done, little yellow butt plugs, well done.
MaXXXine was released on vide-on-demand services on August 2nd, 2024.
Executive producer Kid Cudi is credited by his real name, Scott Mescudi, in this film. Kid Cudi played the role of Jackson Hole in X.
On the Internet Movie Database, MaXXXine has Starmeter score of 6.4 out of 10 based on more than 32,000 user votes internationally. In the U.S. consensus, the film has an unweighted mean of 6.5 out 10 with 28% of the voting pool ranking the film at 7 out of 10. 5.5% of voters gave the film a perfect score of 10 with 2.1% of voters ranked it as a 1.
On Metacritic, MaXXXine received a Metascore of 64 out of 10 based on fifty posted critic reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews. It had 31 positive reviews, totaling 62% of the overall vote with 2 negative reviews, totaling 2% of the vote and 17 mixed reviews at 34% of the total voting pool. The movie had a user score of 6.2 out of 10 based on 112 user ratings with 62 positive reviews, 13 negative reviews, and 37 mixed reviews.
On Rotten Tomatoes, MaXXXine has a certified fresh Tomatometer score of 73% based on 271 approved critic reviews. It has 35 positive reviews and 15 negative reviews, averaging 6.40 out of 10. The movie has an audience score, or "Popcornmeter" of 78% based on more than 500 verified user ratings, averaging 4 out of 5.
Kevin Turen is given a posthumous producer's credit on this film. Turen passed away from complications from heart disease at the age of 44 on November 12th, 2023.
Danny Cohen and Jeremy Reitz are the only producers on this film that were not also involved in any of the previous installments. Danny Cohen is the President of Access Entertainment, while Jeremy Reitz works for A24.
The movie opens with a mis-quoted line spoken by Bette Davis, "Until you're known in my profession as a monster, you're not a star". The 1981 soft rock song "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes plays in the movie.
In January 2024, actor James Hunter filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against actress Mia Goth, director Ti West and A24. Hunter alleged Mia Goth assaulted him on the set of "Maxxxine" and sued all three defendants for wrongful termination.
In one scene, Maxine is walking along the Hollywood Walk of Fame and steps upon the Hollywood star of silent film era actress and sex symbol Theda Bara. The star is located at 6307 Hollywood Boulevard and was placed in 1960. Theda Bara was a hero of Maxine Minx's attacker, Pearl. In the film Pearl, there is an alligator living in a nearby lake whom Pearl names Theda. It is possible that this is the same animal that nom noms on Brittany Snow's character, Bobby-Lynne Parker, in X.
This film includes archival footage of Twisted Sister front man Dee Snider when he testified at a Senate hearing about the perceived objectionable content featured in rock and roll music as instigated by the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC).
Maxine refers to her would-be stalker by the nickname "Buster". The man is dressed up as Vaudeville comedian Buster Keaton.
Reference is made to actress/singer Judy Garland in this film. Judy Garland is best known for playing the role of Dorothy Gale in the 1939 MGM hit The Wizard of Oz. Ti West's previous film, Pearl, borrows heavily from the color and aesthetics of The Wizard of Oz.
One of the Hollywood settings featured in this film is the Universal Studios back-lot; specifically the city street featured in the 1985 film Back to the Future.
Another set, which is used at length is the Bates Motel and adjacent manor house from the 1960 psycho-thriller Psycho, located on Soundstage 24. Maxine's PTSD causes her to see hallucinations of Pearl standing at the same upstairs window where Norman Bates imagines seeing his mother in Psycho. Elizabeth Bender makes reference to the set being used for the filming of Psycho II, which was shot from June 30th to August 13th, 1982.
This film states that Maxine Minx is 33-years-old, making the year of her birth as 1952.
Archival footage from The Farmer's Daughter, the fictional pornographic film from X is featured in this movie.
As with X and Pearl, director Ti West opens this film with a shot of a darkened interior that frames the more brightly lit exterior.
The phrase "X-Factor" can be seen on a sign as Maxine leaves her audition. This phrase was used by Wayne Gilroy in X to describe a desirable quality in a performer, and by the judge in Pearl after Pearl unsuccessfully tries out for the dancing troupe.
Pearl and Howard's surname from the previous films is revealed to be Douglas in this film.
One of the characters outside the theater is dressed up like the DC Comics super-hero Wonder Woman. In X, Wayne Gilroy calls Maxine Wonder Woman when they are in the convenience store.
The issue of Fangoria that Leon Green is seen reading in the film is issue #45 from 1985, featuring Friday the 13th: A New Beginning.

Recommendations[]

External Links[]

Gallery[]

References[]

Film Series
Do not accept a film trilogy that you do not deserve.
This template will categorize articles that include it into the X films category.

Films

X • Pearl • MaXXXine

Characters

Maxine Minx • Pearl Douglas • Howard Douglas • Bobby-Lynne Parker • Lorraine Day • R.J. Nichols • Jackson Hole • Wayne Gilroy • Mitsy • Ernest Miller • Ruth